NRS 102 Kimberlee Franken- preferred: Course Outline Summer 2013 NSG102

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Week 1 Learning Objectives 1. Define and describe the meaning of assessment and the different types of assessments. 2.Describe and discuss how cultural and religious differences and preferences may affect an individual’s lifestyle and health care choices. 3. Describe the importance of the nurse’s self knowledge regarding prejudgment and bias related to culture and diversity. 4.Differentiate between cultural sensitivity and cultural competence. 5.Describe why information obtained during a cultural assessment interview is of value.

Learning Objectives (cont’d.) 6. Identify factors that contribute to diversity. 7. Contrast the diverse needs of various groups of clients/patients based on race, age, gender, sexual orientation, and membership in a vulnerable population. 8. Differentiate between the terms ‘growth’ and ‘development’, and the significance of both to health assessment. 9. Describe factors that influence both growth, and development. 10. Recognize major development milestones for clients/patients across the lifespan.

WE ASSESS THINGS AND PEOPLE ALL THE TIME… (YOU ARE ALL ASSESSING ME RIGHT NOW!) Learning Objective #1 1.Define and describe the meaning of assessment and the different types of assessments.

1 st Step in Nursing Process is… Assessment

Assessment defined: The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something.

Assessment described: Initial assessment interview identifies cultural behaviors, health beliefs, illness practices, and cultural needs. (This information is helpful in planning culturally sensitive care.)

Culture…

Learning Objective #2 Cultural and religious differences may affect an individual’s lifestyle and healthcare choices…

Learning Objective #3: It is important for the nurse to have self knowledge about pre judgment and bias related to culture and diversity.

Cultural Sensitivity:

What does culture have to do with health care ? Cultural patterns are learned by people living together in a society. Culture influences the customs, beliefs, and values about wellness, health, illness, birth and death.

Learning Objective #5: Information obtained during a cultural assessment interview is of value.

…and why should I care? Learning Objective #3 Describe the importance of the nurse’s self knowledge regarding prejudgment and bias related to culture and diversity.

Male dominated culture … What is the best way to handle this when possible?

What if your patient is from a different culture than your own, speaks another language, and doesn’t make eye contact with you? … Do you get another nurse who is of the same culture? Do you wait and come back later?

From the Text: (pg. 322)

Figure 6-1 (continued) Different cultural heritages are parts of the population in America. Source: Graph from U.S. Bureau of the Census. (2007). State & County QuickFacts. Retrieved from quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html; Steve Vidler/SuperStock; Robert Caputo/Stock Boston; Arvind Garg/Getty Images, Inc.—Liaison. (Text, pg. 324). So, what do you think?????

Diversity… What is your definition of diversity?

Learning Objective # 6 Diversity defined: Unique variations among and between individuals, as well as those defined by genetics and cultural background, but are refined by experience and personal choice. (Text, pg. 398).

Factors contributing to diversity include: Age Gender Sexual Orientation Socioeconomics Living Arrangements Race Culture Education Life Experiences

Growth vs. Development…

Growth: Physical change and an increase in size. It can be measured quantitatively.

Development: An increase in the complexity of function and skill progression, the capacity of skill and a person to adapt to the environment. *** Development is the behavioral aspect of growth (e.g., a person develops the ability to walk, to talk, and to run.)

Factors that influence both growth and development: Genetics Prenatal Influences Environmental Influences Cultural Influences Nutrition Family and Parenting Health

End of Week 1